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  1. Yes, I've researched this one in similar ways that you've described and it doesn't seem to be worth it. Thank you for your input!
  2. Our freshman DD has been invited by her university to join the Alpha Lambda Delta Academic Honor Society. I searched the threads and found several older posts about other academic societies, but nothing recent about this particular one. Any thoughts? TIA!
  3. There's also a massive manhunt still underway, with a shooter that is an incredible marksman, a skilled outdoorsman, and by all accounts - a meticulous planner.
  4. I know. I'm waiting for my daughter and husband to come home safely at the end of the day. Stay safe ❤️ .
  5. Amen to this! It also would have helped if he hadn't been well trained, but that's obviously not not true in most other cases.
  6. Thank you for the info about flight tracker. It's not like I can "help"... it's so hard to listen to them and feel helpless. They were circling above us when we went to close up our coop last night and started back at 5AM. We're not even in the lockdown area. At the very least, it's reassuring to know there is a huge team out there, searching.
  7. It seems like this is the perfect storm of a person who is both very capable of killing and hiding, but also possibly actively psychotic. I kind of wish all of Maine would lock down. I'm not too happy about my kid going to class at UMaine Orono tomorrow, especially given the fact that the suspect is UMaine Orono alumnus. @MEmama how do I filter for helicopters on the flight tracker? Is that a paid upgrade only or am I missing something? Ugh. Even in this age of information-instantly-at-our-fingertips, the not knowing and the wait are just awful. Stay safe ❤️ .
  8. @MEmama thank you! Watching the live scene along with you all.
  9. So glad our Maine boardies are OK, and thankful my UMaine freshman's classes were cancelled today. Where can I find helicopter flight radar? We've been hearing helicopters most of the day (we're in the Bangor area) and it's truly unnerving. He could be anywhere by now.
  10. Some say the "deathbed" edition is the one to read, others maintain that nothing compares to the original. I do know that the sheer number of poems differs greatly. What does the Hive say? Bonus points if you happen to know of an illustrated version. TIA!
  11. That's a good point, Lori. Thank you for all the suggestions!
  12. It looks like we'll be spending a fair amount of time in the car this year, and I thought my boys and I could listen to some of the books they'd otherwise read for literature. For some reason, I'm having a hard time coming up with a list of books with themes/scenes that are both appropriate for both a 7th grader and a 10th grader, and that won't be tuned out in the first five minutes. We've listened to a LOT of middle grade fiction with all three (oldest is 18 and now in college), but also really enjoyed works such as The Importance of Being Earnest and, just recently, Pride and Prejudice. We've also gone through the SOTW series. I do have a grand plan high school book list, but I don't know if my 12 year old is ready for many of them - e.g. (off the top of my head) The Catcher in the Rye, Their Eyes Were Watching God, Fahrenheit 451, The Grapes of Wrath, 1984, The Great Gatsby, Things Fall Apart, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, The Hate U Give, etc. There are so many good books out there - both traditional classics and ones that really need to be read, but I am just really struggling to come up with a list for both kids. Any ideas would be much appreciated!
  13. @Alte Veste Academy how do your kids take these classes; I mean online vs homegrown? My DD did Human Geography at home using an AP text, but didn't take the exam. I'm considering what to do with my DS. ETA: Do you use the text by Friedland and Relyea?
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